Bonnie Comley is the founder of BroadwayHD.com, an online streaming service on a mission to promote and preserve live theatre, extending the reach of Broadway and Broadway caliber shows to anyone, anywhere. BroadwayHD is capturing and then transporting the magic of performance from the stage to your screen so if you can't get to Broadway, get to BroadwayHD
BroadwayHD.com's recent productions include: She Loves Me (Guinness World Record), Romeo and Juliet (Orlando Bloom),Cyrano de Bergerac (Kevin Kline), and Stephen Sondheim's Company (Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen Colbert, Patti LuPone).
Bonnie also is a three-time Tony Award winning producer, and won an Olivier Award, and two Drama Desk Awards for her stage productions. Her lead producing credits include the Tony Award-winning Jay Johnson: The Two and Only, Princesses, In The Wings, and the upcoming Broadway bound, new musical; Back Home Again (Sheldon Epps, director). Comley's Broadway co-producing credits include: On Your Feet, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, War Horse, Legally Blonde, Sunday in the Park With George, and The 39 Steps among others. Comley is a member of The Broadway League.
The theater community has honored Comley for her philanthropic work including The Actors Fund Medal of Honor, The Drama League Special Contribution to the Theater Award, The Paul Newman Award from Arts Horizons and The Theater Museum Distinguished Service Award. Comley's educational honors include The Distinguished Alumni Award from Emerson College and The Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Massachusetts, and the business honor society Beta Gamma Sigma. The Music Theater Program is named in her honor at Boston University, The Musical Theater Society Room bears her name at Emerson College and the 500-seat theater at the University of Massachusetts Lowell is known as the Comley/Lane Theater.
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Bonnie Comley, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Bonnie Comley, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Bonnie Comley, Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Bonnie Comley, Gore Vidal's The Best Man
Bonnie Comley, Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Bonnie Comley, The Merchant of Venice
Bonnie Comley, War Horse
Bonnie Comley, The Merchant of Venice
Bonnie Comley, Sunday in the Park with George
Bonnie Comley, The 39 Steps
Bonnie Comley, The 39 Steps
Bonnie Comley, Sunday in the Park with George
Bonnie Comley, Legally Blonde
Bonnie Comley, Jay Johnson: The Two and Only
Bonnie Comley, Fiddler on the Roof
Bonnie Comley, Fiddler on the Roof
Bonnie Comley, Gypsy
Bonnie Comley, Gypsy
The 2024 Manhattan Power Women Awards celebrated the remarkable achievements of Bevin Ross, Executive Director of The Drama League, and Violeta Galagarza, the visionary force behind Keep Rising To The Top (K.R.3Ts).
In April 2024, Bonnie Comley, Founder of BroadwayHD and prominent in the arts and entrepreneurship, delivered an inspiring and insightful masterclass at Emerson’s Judee Theater.
Two-time Emmy and two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth, and Grammy, Emmy, and Tony nominee Vanessa Williams, announced the 2024 Drama League Awards Nominations this morning, Monday, April 22, 2024 at 10:00AM. Check out photos from the event here!
Read the full list of 2024 Drama League Nominations! Nominations include Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along and more.
Last night at the Entertainment Community Fund, (formerly The Actors Fund) gala, they announced the $160 million ESSENTIAL Campaign: a bold and comprehensive effort that will combine all of the organization’s fundraising, allowing the Fund to serve more people in more places.
Mayor Eric Adams, the Honorable Letitia James, and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine were among the list of esteemed honorees as well as the visionary founders of BroadwayHD: Bonnie Comley and Stewart F. Lane.
NOTHING TO WEAR, an art installation by Bonnie Comley, explores fashion, identity, and sustainability through art. Check out photos from the installation's opening here!
I like to do one topic per week, but on rare occasions, so much happens that a subdivided column is necessary. This is one of those times. Appropriate is a revival. The Tonys will have a new spokesperson. Jewish leaders are fighting against antisemitism.
On Saturday, December 9, 2023, the Broadway Dreams Foundation ('Broadway Dreams') honored prolific producer of television, film, and Broadway, Robert Greenblatt at their 16th Annual Gala held at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. See photos from the evening below.
Gabriel Stelian Shanks, Bevin Ross, and Bonnie Comley were joined by The Drama League Board, staff, family, and friends to announce major gifts to The Irene Gandy Directing Assistantships.
BroadwayHD will exclusively stream the worldwide premiere of Titanic: The Musical beginning December 15.
The Drama League 2023 Gala titled “Embrace The Season” is an event amplifying the Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off-Broadway shows gracing the stages in New York City each season.
Just last night, the Drama League celebrated Embrace The Season: A Drama League Celebration, the venerated gala event amplifying the extraordinary productions gracing stages in New York City each season. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the red carpet arrivals here.
Get ready for a night of incredible performances at The Drama League 'Embrace The Season' Gala. Join Leslie Odom Jr., Arielle Jacobs, and other talented artists as they take the stage for an unforgettable evening. Don't miss out on this star-studded event!
Annaleigh Ashford, Lindsay Mendez, Norm Lewis, Danny Burstein, and more will be performing at The Drama League's 'Embrace The Season' Gala.
Discover how BroadwayHD and NBCUniversal have teamed up to bring the excitement of live theater to your streaming devices. Find out how you can now enjoy the best Broadway shows from the comfort of your home, anytime and anywhere.
BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big opening night of Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals here!
The American Theatre Wing 2023 Gala Celebration was held next Monday, September 11, 2023 at Cipriani. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!
Eighty-eight-year-old Simone Forti, watched by livestream as a restaged tribute of her iconic works was performed at The Watermill Center, where she was honored on July 29th.
Bonnie Comley, the founder of BroadwayHD, was presented with the 2023 Power Women of the East End Award by Victoria Schneps and a New York State Citation Award from Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright. Schneps Media's Power Women of the East End honors those fearless females who make the East End the thriving and vibrant place it is to work, live and do business.
Bonnie Comley has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder" and Best Musical at the Tony Awards for the same show. She was also nominated for Outstanding Revival of a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Gore Vidal's The Best Man" and Best Revival of a Play at the Tony Awards for the same production. Other nominations include Outstanding Musical for "Priscilla Queen of the Desert," Outstanding Revival of a Play for "The Merchant of Venice," Best Play for "War Horse," Best Revival of a Play for "The Merchant of Venice," Outstanding Revival of a Musical for "Sunday in the Park with George," Unique Theatrical Experience for "The 39 Steps," Best Play for "The 39 Steps," Best Revival of a Musical for "Sunday in the Park with George," Outstanding Musical for "Legally Blonde," Best Theatrical Event for "Jay Johnson: The Two and Only," Outstanding Revival of a Musical for "Fiddler on the Roof," Best Revival of a Musical for "Fiddler on the Roof," Outstanding Revival of a Musical for "Gypsy," and Best Revival of a Musical for "Gypsy."
Bonnie Comley has won several prestigious awards, including Outstanding Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder," Best Musical at the Tony Awards for "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder," Unique Theatrical Experience at the Drama Desk Awards for "The 39 Steps," and Best Theatrical Event at the Tony Awards for "Jay Johnson: The Two and Only."
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